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Join the community response to promote financial education for women's retirement security. Learn how workplace initiatives can help individuals plan and save for a secure future. Explore the impact of behavioral finance and automatic retirement plan design. Discover the critical role of financial education in achieving financial success. Together, let's empower women for a financially secure retirement.
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Community Response to the Need for Financial Education Kathy Stokes Murray Drafting the Blueprint for Women’s Retirement Security 2006 WISER Symposium KSM COMMUNICATIONS LLC Be Heard.
Response to the Need • American Savings Education Council • Founded in 1995 • Spearheaded by EBRI and the Department of Labor • Coalition involved 150 private sector businesses • Focus: build awareness on the importance of planning and saving for a secure retirement KSM COMMUNICATIONS LLC Be Heard.
Financial Education Outlets • In the workplace • Workers are more likely to save for retirement through work than on their own • Employers that successfully engage workers are better able to attract, retain, and retire workers • At large • Let people know what they can expect from other sources, and what they must do for themselves KSM COMMUNICATIONS LLC Be Heard.
1995 58% had money saved 32% had tried to calculate how much they’ll need 2006 70% have money saved 42% have tried to calculate how much they’ll need Then and Now *Source: The 2006 Retirement Confidence Survey, EBRI IB# 292 KSM COMMUNICATIONS LLC Be Heard.
Bottom Line • Behavioral finance offers insights into why people don’t act in their own best interests • Automatic retirement plan design helps overcome these barriers… BUT • Automatic defaults don’t teach people what they need to know to succeed in financial planning Financial education in the workplace remains as important as ever KSM COMMUNICATIONS LLC Be Heard.